The red pigment also has antibacterial properties, which work to protect the hippo from certain pathogens and accelerate its recovery from wounds. River horse. The hippopotamus-or river horse - is a belligerent creature, which puzzled the ancient Greeks by apparently sweating blood. In fact, the thick red substance, which oozes from glands all over its skin, is one of the hippo's many ingenious survival tools.
A gastrografin enema is an X-ray of the large intestine that includes the colon and rectum. It is used to diagnose problems such as obstructions and perforations in the bowel.
Medicinal liquid paraffin, also known as paraffinum liquidum, is a very highly refined mineral oil used in cosmetics and for medical purposes.This is a UK definition (British Pharmacopoeia) and the term may have different uses in other countries.he cosmetic or medicinal liquid paraffin should not be confused with the paraffin (or kerosene) used as a fuel. The term paraffinum perliquidum is sometimes used to denote light liquid paraffin. Conversely, the term paraffinum subliquidum is sometimes used to denote a thicker (more viscus/oily) mineral oil.